Criminal groups from Corsica
Criminal organization
Corsican mafiaFounded | c. 1910s |
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Founding location | Corsica |
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Years active | c. 1910s–present |
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Territory | France, North Africa and Latin America |
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Ethnicity | Corsican |
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Activities | Racketeering, weapons trafficking, gambling, drug trafficking, assault, theft, loan sharking, fraud, bankruptcy, blackmailing, bribery, extortion, car bombing, smuggling, infiltration of politics, kidnapping, money laundering, murder, corruption, tax evasion |
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Allies | |
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Notable members | List of members |
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The Corsican mafia is a collective of criminal groups originating from Corsica. The Corsican mafia is tied to both the French underworld and the Italian organized crime groups.[citation needed] The Corsican mafia is an influential organized crime structure operating in France, as well as North African and Latin American countries.[2]